Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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